The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-01
OVER THE STATE.

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john Williams, of Knoxville, fell
dead in tho posltt fire. Apoplexy
Pleas FRYER shot int Ruled Buck
jackson IN Hamilton couur,. Ffyer
is under arrest
Henry Jones, fireman, was killed
at Bsirds Mills, neIng whirled
aroun shaft
The resi- fence If DR.. Bukner aud
the late Residence of Rev. j. NJ. Car
ter, Iullahnma, burned.
james Emrree shot aud prObably
mnrtaIly Wounded Georgia Bpssamsn
in Memphis aud then killed himself
d. E. Burke, groceries, failed last
last Monday at Jackson. r |. CheS.
ter Jr assgn4- Liabilities about
$4,000. assets 1000
w. g. CockriIl, superintendent of
public instruction for Madison county,
died on the 26th ult., of nervous
prostration after ten days illness.
Mr.. NJ o. Wallace, the present
editor and publisher of the Fayettet
vile 0 OBSERVER, has been at the helm
! of that paper for thirtyosix years.
Gallatin Examiner; The dwell
ing of Allen WyIe, on the river,
three miles from Gallatin, was de
stroyed by fire Monday morning.
But little Of the contents were saved.
The fire, Of course, came from de-
feclive hue
Martin Mail: The migration of
wild fowls seems to havS stopped, or
else they have quit flying over this
section of country. A few years ago
the hong hong of the wild goose and
the discordan. voice of the sand hill
crane coul he heard nightly. Now
their voice is never heard at nights
as they wing their flight to Southern
lakes.
Lebanon Herald Mr.. Wash
Moore, II we'll known resident of this
county, who lived at Moore's Mill, on
Spring Greek, accidentally fell out of
his harm, last Sunday, and received
severe injuries. The immediate eff
feet was paralysis, followed by TN
consciousness, both of which cOntin.
ued up to Thursday morning, when
be died.
Manchester Times: The house of
worship known as Goose Pond Church,
in the Fifteenth Civil District of this
county, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day morning last. The origin of the
fire is unknown. contract for
the construction of the Bon Air Coal
!. Rpad has been signed, and work will
SO commenced early in Janusry and
hurried to completion.
Rutherford Democrat: A certain
little hoy in town received a present
not long since of pair of white rats
Waking up a few mornings ago he
discovered that there had been An adj
dition of about twenty-five member rs
to the rat family. 1t is we'll thai
man differs from the rest of creation
else it would be necessary to lease
the planetary system to accommodate
his kind.
The newsbOys of Knoxville were
given an elegant dinner at the Hattie
house on Christmas day by the East
Tennessee Hedge company. 1t was
attended by large number OF lead
ing business men of Knoxville AND
by many ladies', and was a grand
success. The feature of the occasion
was a speech by Gov. Robert. l.
Taylor, delivered in his usual happy
vein, &tlch delighted the newsbOys
and the guests.
Trouble is expected in.the Twelfth
district about ten miles southwest Of
Memphis, as the feeling out there il
very Intense and bitter between white,
and blacks, owing to several barn:
) that have been recently burned by
inceudiaries. Al. Jones and New
ton Williams, two negroes, were sent
tojail Saturday night for the attempt
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